Expression, structure and function analysis of the sperm-oocyte fusion genes Juno and Izumo1 in sheep (Ovis aries)

Abstract Background JUNO and IZUMO1 are the first receptor-ligand protein pairs discovered to be essential for sperm-oocyte fusion; their interaction is indispensable for fertilization. Methods PCR was used to clone the full-length DNA sequence of the Juno gene in sheep. The single nucleotide polymo...

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Main Authors: Wenping Hu, Xinlong Dong, Zhilong Tian, Zhuangbiao Zhang, Jishun Tang, Benmeng Liang, Qiuyue Liu, Mingxing Chu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-03-01
Series:Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40104-021-00548-4